The 29-year-old forward was shipped out on loan to Deportivo La Coruna last season as the Gunners brought in first Alexandre Lacazette and later Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and he managed nine goals in 37 appearances back in his native Spain.

Perez has only managed one Premier League goal for the Gunners since signing from Deportivo in 2016, although he has notched seven times in 21 games in all competitions, including a hat-trick in a Champions League win at Basel.

And according to his agency, he seems to hope that the arrival of fellow Spaniard Emery in place of Arsene Wenger will give him the boost he needs to kickstart his career.

Perez has scored seven goals in 21 games for the Gunners (Image: X01095)

He rejoined Depor last season (Image: AFP)

“Lucas, on day 2, begins pre-season with Arsenal," said a spokesman for the Protio Sport agency .

“There is interest from some teams, but he is a player of Arsenal and his desire is to succeed there.”

With several of the Gunners' squad away at the World Cup, Perez will hope to use the first few weeks of pre-season in early July to stake his claim for a place in the squad.